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Former Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap announces NBA retirement

Dec 3, 2024

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After a 16-year career that included four seasons with the Nuggets, Paul Millsap called it a career Tuesday. The 39-year-old last played in the NBA in the 2021-22 season with Philadelphia. Prior to that, the power forward was a key piece of the Nuggets’ teams that were developing into contenders in the Western Conference. Millsap…

Denver Nuggets answer coach’s questions by soundly beating Houston Rockets

Apr 16, 2021

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Michael Malone had a couple of questions for his team heading into Friday’s game against a grounded Houston Rockets squad. The experience of Will Barton III and JaVale McGee provided the answers. “Before we left the locker room, I asked the players ‘What do you think worries me most about this game?’ Will Barton said…

Denver’s defense, rebounding vs. Miami Heat extends Nuggets’ best stretch of the season

Jan 27, 2021

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Vinny Benedetto

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The question of whether or not the Nuggets are playing their best basketball of the season produced a quick answer from coach Michael Malone after Denver’s 109-82 win Wednesday at Miami. “Oh, no doubt,” Malone said. “Obviously, it’s still very young in the season. December, we were not very good. We were 1-4 to start…

Paul Klee: To equal last season’s success, Nuggets will need new nickname for Nikola Jokic: MVP Joker

Dec 28, 2020

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DENVER • The Joker did the funniest thing Monday night. Nikola Jokic played an entire NBA game, 34 minutes of action, and never made me laugh. Never handed the ball to an opposing player who was out-of-bounds. (Love that one.) Never got mad at a ref then raced over to apologize because he said a…

Michael Porter Jr. hopes added grit gets him to where Denver Nuggets teammate believes he’s destined to go

Dec 15, 2020

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Vinny Benedetto

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Take it from Will Barton, Michael Porter Jr.’s time is coming. “I think Mike just got to go out there and be Mike, man. Mike is super talented,” Barton said of his Denver Nuggets teammate Tuesday. “We all know what he can do with the basketball. I mean, he can score effortless(ly). With that versatility,…

Fundamentals focus of Bol Bol’s big offseason before his first full season with Denver Nuggets

Dec 9, 2020

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Vinny Benedetto

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Bol Bol spent the short offseason getting back to the basics after his Nuggets’ breakthrough in the NBA bubble. Prior to the season’s disruption in March, Bol, a rookie out of Oregon, spent the season with the Windy City Bulls, Chicago’s G League affiliate. With the Nuggets short on healthy bodies, Bol played a role…

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Former Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap announces NBA retirement

Denver Nuggets answer coach’s questions by soundly beating Houston Rockets

Denver’s defense, rebounding vs. Miami Heat extends Nuggets’ best stretch of the season

Paul Klee: To equal last season’s success, Nuggets will need new nickname for Nikola Jokic: MVP Joker

Michael Porter Jr. hopes added grit gets him to where Denver Nuggets teammate believes he’s destined to go

Fundamentals focus of Bol Bol’s big offseason before his first full season with Denver Nuggets